Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Proudly serving Esquimalt & Victoria www.vicnews.com Thrifty Foods co-founder remembered for his loyalty, and generosity. Community, Page A4 1619 Store St. 250-386-9121 Japanese Restaurant FREE Local Delivery FFFRRREEEE Judged the best newspaper in B.C. Roszan Holmen Roszan Holmen Turn to page A8 to read more about the breakfast program, and the role it plays in Vic West, an economi- cally diverse neighbourhood that’s growing fast. News staff News staff
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1619 Store St. 250-386-9121 FREE Local Delivery F F FR R RE EE E Japanese Restaurant VICTORIANEWS Spooky Halloween Critters of all shapes and sizes celebrated Halloween events in Victoria. Community, Page A15 Celebrating Alex Thrifty Foods co-founder remembered for his loyalty, and generosity. Community, Page A4 Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Proudly serving Esquimalt & Victoria www.vicnews.com Judged the best newspaper in B.C. Roszan Holmen News staff Among the 250 members on board HMCS Vancou- ver, currently off the coast of Libya, there are a lot of stubbly-faced men. Avoiding their daily shaving obligation is a privilege that comes with a price: a donation to the ship’s favou- rite charity. At first women on board didn’t have an equiva- lent opportunity for breaking the grooming rules, said navy Lt. Matthew Mitchell, who led this year’s chari- table campaign. Now, that’s been rectified. For a donation, women win the right to paint their nails. There have also been hot dog sales and other fund- raisers. In total, they’ve raised more than enough to launch a breakfast program at Vic West elementary school. Mitchell learned how big the need is for breakfast programs through his fiancée, who is a teacher in the area. “It surprised me, because we’re such an affluent society,” he said, calling from a phone onboard the ship. The Greater Victoria school district helped out by pinpointing a worthy recipient school. “It’s touching that they would consider people in their community who are at-risk, because we would consider the ones in the military to be the ones at risk,” said Joe Cardle, principal of Vic West elemen- tary. “You have these people who are serving overseas, away from their families, yet the activities they’re involved in reminds them of why they are doing this and the people they’re supporting.” HMCS Vancouver left for the Mediterranean Sea in July. “Its a morale thing,” explained Mitchell, of their efforts. “It helps us stay connected to home.” [email protected]■ ■ ■ Turn to page A8 to read more about the breakfast program, and the role it plays in Vic West, an economi- cally diverse neighbourhood that’s growing fast. Ship’s crew proves charity begins at home Victoria considers allowing miniature goats on city lots Roszan Holmen News staff O n Chris Adams’ corner lot in James Bay, pass- ersby can see chickens and ducks. It’s a big hit with children in the neighbour- hood. Not only do the birds provide the fam- ily of three with four to seven eggs a day, the ducks also root out slugs from the veggie garden. “They love them,” said Adams. Adams is hoping to soon add two miniature goats to his small urban farm. Not only would they produce milk, but they also eat pests of the plant variety: broom and bramble. Miniature goats are perfect for urban agriculture, he said. They grow nearly a metre tall, depending on vari- ety, and make less noise than some varieties of dogs. “Especially in pairs, they are fairly quiet,” Adams said, adding goats are social creatures, and bleat more when they’re lonely. The City of Victoria is open to exploring a bylaw change to allow miniature goats on residential lots. Council, however, isn’t ready to jump in just yet. On Thursday, it passed a motion to have staff exam- ine how much it would cost to prepare a full report on the issue. Coun. Philippe Lucas put forward the motion. “It would be for food security reasons, so for the pro- duction of cheese and yogurt,” he said, adding Seattle and Portland already allow miniature goats in yards. Aside from food security, Adams’ suspects his two- year-old son will enjoy having the goats as pets. “He loves the goats at the Beacon Hill petting zoo,” he said. “That’s one of the reasons we were really think- ing about them, because goats are very personable. They really enjoy contact with people.” If permitted, the family plans to convert a portion of its unused garage into a barn, and create a green roof onto which the goats could climb and munch. [email protected]Chickens, ducks and goats, oh my! Photo submitted All baby animals are adorable, but these miniature goats won’t grow much bigger. They are a popular feature of the Beacon Hill Children’s Farm, but they could soon be common to backyards in Victoria.
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1619 Store St.250-386-9121
FREE LocalDelivery
FFFRRREEEE
JapaneseRestaurant
VICTORIANEWS
Spooky HalloweenCritters of all shapes and sizes celebrated Halloween events in Victoria.
Community, Page A15
Celebrating AlexThrifty Foods co-founder remembered for his loyalty, and generosity.
Community, Page A4
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Proudly serving Esquimalt & Victoria www.vicnews.com
Judged thebest newspaper
in B.C.
Roszan HolmenNews staff
Among the 250 members on board HMCS Vancou-ver, currently off the coast of Libya, there are a lot of stubbly-faced men.
Avoiding their daily shaving obligation is a privilege that comes with a price: a donation to the ship’s favou-rite charity.
At first women on board didn’t have an equiva-lent opportunity for breaking the grooming rules, said navy Lt. Matthew Mitchell, who led this year’s chari-table campaign.
Now, that’s been rectified. For a donation, women win the right to paint their nails.
There have also been hot dog sales and other fund-raisers. In total, they’ve raised more than enough to launch a breakfast program at Vic West elementary school.
Mitchell learned how big the need is for breakfast programs through his fiancée, who is a teacher in the area.
“It surprised me, because we’re such an affluent society,” he said, calling from a phone onboard the ship.
The Greater Victoria school district helped out by pinpointing a worthy recipient school.
“It’s touching that they would consider people in their community who are at-risk, because we would consider the ones in the military to be the ones at risk,” said Joe Cardle, principal of Vic West elemen-tary.
“You have these people who are serving overseas, away from their families, yet the activities they’re involved in reminds them of why they are doing this and the people they’re supporting.”
HMCS Vancouver left for the Mediterranean Sea in July.
“Its a morale thing,” explained Mitchell, of their efforts. “It helps us stay connected to home.”
Turn to page A8 to read more about the breakfast program, and the role it plays in Vic West, an economi-cally diverse neighbourhood that’s growing fast.
Ship’s crew proves charity begins at home
Victoria considers allowing miniature goats on city lotsRoszan HolmenNews staff
On Chris Adams’ corner lot in James Bay, pass-ersby can see chickens and ducks.
It’s a big hit with children in the neighbour-hood. Not only do the birds provide the fam-
ily of three with four to seven eggs a day, the ducks also root out slugs from the veggie garden.
“They love them,” said Adams. Adams is hoping to soon add two miniature goats to
his small urban farm.Not only would they produce milk, but they also eat
pests of the plant variety: broom and bramble. Miniature goats are perfect for urban agriculture, he
said. They grow nearly a metre tall, depending on vari-ety, and make less noise than some varieties of dogs.
“Especially in pairs, they are fairly quiet,” Adams
said, adding goats are social creatures, and bleat more when they’re lonely.
The City of Victoria is open to exploring a bylaw change to allow miniature goats on residential lots. Council, however, isn’t ready to jump in just yet.
On Thursday, it passed a motion to have staff exam-ine how much it would cost to prepare a full report on the issue.
Coun. Philippe Lucas put forward the motion.“It would be for food security reasons, so for the pro-
duction of cheese and yogurt,” he said, adding Seattle and Portland already allow miniature goats in yards.
Aside from food security, Adams’ suspects his two-year-old son will enjoy having the goats as pets.
“He loves the goats at the Beacon Hill petting zoo,” he said. “That’s one of the reasons we were really think-ing about them, because goats are very personable. They really enjoy contact with people.”
If permitted, the family plans to convert a portion of its unused garage into a barn, and create a green roof onto which the goats could climb and munch.
All baby animals are adorable, but these miniature goats won’t grow much bigger. They are a popular feature of the Beacon Hill Children’s Farm, but they could soon be common to backyards in Victoria.
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Greater Victoria Harbour Authority outlines three-stage plan for revitalization, single ferry terminal
Erin McCrackenNews staff
Four applicants now have their fingers crossed they will be the chosen one to move into the CPR Steamship Terminal building.
The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority is the latest to submit its application to property landlord, the Provincial Capital Com-mission, on deadline day – last Friday.
Bob Wright of Oak Bay Marine Group, the Maritime Museum of B.C. and Matt MacNeil of Vic Pub Co. were the original three to apply for tenancy at the Belleville Street building.
The commission cancelled the process in the spring because the applications didn’t meet its requirements. On Monday, Wright and museum officials confirmed their continued interest.
The harbour authority is proposing one full restaurant, a light-menu eatery, up to three high-end tourism retail stores and exhibit and attraction space for the first and second floors. Offices, though not those belonging to the authority, would go in on the third and fourth levels.
“The idea is to get life and activity in the building year-round,” said CEO Curtis Grad. “For 40 years it’s been pay-on-entry and we’d like to bring levels one and two back to public use.”
In its proposal, the not-for-profit outlined a broader vision to one day have departing ferry passengers walk through the CPR building into a new single ferry terminal next door. That would replace and consolidate the Black Ball and Victoria Clipper ferry terminals, which currently operate on Provincial Capital Commis-sion-managed property.
If those terminals come down, a portion of the property could be developed into civic space, said Grad.
“Museum, performing arts, festival space, (space for) First Nations – there are a number of ideas that need to be vetted with all the stakeholders,” he said.
The Provincial Capital Commission’s board of directors will choose the site’s tenant on Nov. 24. Leasing negotiations should finish in December, and the tenant will be able to start preparing the building in January so that it can move in later in the year.
Meanwhile, the Maritime Museum of B.C. has said it has fund-ing partners waiting in the wings to help fund its plan to move to the building, if its application is approved.
It’s estimated the move to the Inner Harbour would bring 125,000 visitors a year through its doors, up from the 20,000 peo-ple who visit its current Bastion Square location.
“We desperately need a new attraction downtown. We’ve lost a lot of attractions in the last 20 years,” said Jamie Webb, presi-dent of the non-profit Maritime Museum of B.C. Foundation. “You’ve got to give people a reason to stay another day, or come period.”
Matt MacNeil, Vic Pub Co. owner, did not respond to interview requests.
Without prompting, mayoral can-didate Paul Brown is quick to offer that he’s chosen not to use the City of Victoria’s intellectual property as part of his election platform.
To do so would be unethical, he said.
The comment was a dig at Mayor Dean Fortin, whose own campaign website boasted the city’s logo.
While not contrary to any elec-tion laws, it’s a practice some other incumbent mayoral candidates in B.C. have chosen not to follow. No city logo can be seen on the cam-paign website for Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Duncan Mayor Phil Kent, or Nanaimo Mayor John Ruttan.
“Branding is a key asset to any organization or campaign,”
explained Ruttan, via email. “I believe that using the City of Nanaimo logo (which is the city’s brand and not mine) would be slightly mislead-ing as I am not appealing to voters on behalf of the city. As well, using the city’s logo on my material may weaken my own brand’s impact.”
Branding preferences aside, experts in the field say there’s no problem with Fortin’s actions.
“This seemed to me to be busi-ness as usual,” said Janni Aragon, senior instructor of political science at the University of Victoria. “I don’t think there’s a problem here.”
As an incumbent, Fortin has the right to show his current record, she added.
Michael Prince sees it in the same light.
“It doesn’t trouble me, for some reason,” said UVic’s Lansdowne professor of social policy.
More troubling, he said, is the city newsletter, called Connect, which profiles all of the councillors in each issue.
“The timing was sensitive,” he said of the latest publication mailed on the city’s dime to every house-hold during the campaign period.
As for Fortin, he was surprised to learn of the city’s logo on his web-site, when asked by the News.
“That’s got to come down,” he said.
The city logo was removed from the mayor’s website when the Newschecked Monday afternoon.
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A screen shot of Dean Fortin’s website displaying the City of Victoria logo. Local experts say the mayor didn’t do anything wrong displaying the logo, but others disagree.
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Alex Campbell’s life celebrated
Erin CardoneNews staff
As the dramatic voice of Ken Lavigne flooded the hall, an emotional Jo Campbell stood and embraced her chil-dren and grandchildren.
Lavigne sang Time to Say Goodbye to conclude a cele-bration of the life of Thrifty Foods co-founder Alex Camp-bell Sr. on Sunday, evoking tears from not only Campbell’s family, including his wife, Jo, but a vast number of the 1,200-plus people who attended.
The crowd mourned a man
described as an intelligent entrepreneur, an avid boater and a father with a sense of humour by speakers at the event – friends and business associates who got to know Campbell over many years.
Campbell died Oct. 11. He was 70.
CTV Vancouver Island news anchor Hudson Mack hosted the celebration. Lavigne’s four songs drew many tears from the audience, especially Danny Boy, which was one of Camp-bell’s favourites. Local piper James Troy’s music brought out tissues as well.
Held at the Victoria Con-ference Centre, the cele-bration was decorated by large arrangements of white orchids, irises and roses. Before the hall filled for the 1 p.m. event, people stood and talked, many hugged each other and made introductions
to new acquaintances.The celebration was just as
Campbell would have wanted it, Mack said, with laughs along the way. Friends remembered failed fishing feats with Camp-bell, who was nicknamed
“the smile in the aisle” for his presence at his Thrifty Foods stores.
Campbell’s three children were “proud of his honesty, integrity and confidence,” said Campbell.
Campbell wasn’t one to lose his cool in business or at home, he didn’t make rash decisions and was unfailingly loyal.
Having lost his own father at a young age, Mack shared a personal note: “Death can end a life, but it can never extin-guish love or end a relation-ship.”
The Campbell family left the celebration after dozens of hugs from friends in the room, all of whom had come to pay respects to a generous philanthropist and successful business owner who touched countless lives on the Island.
Co-founder of Thrifty Foods remembered as a loyal and generous man
File photo
Alex Campbell, 70, died Oct. 11 after a lengthy illness.
Sharon Tiffin/News staff
Jo Campbell gives a hug to a guest at a celebration of life ceremony held for her husband, Thrifty Foods co-founder Alex Campbell Sr. at the Victoria Conference Centre. Approximately 1,200 friends, family and employees attended the public event.
Rudy HaugenederNews Staff
Two Victoria street people have contracted tuberculosis and one has been isolated and is being cared for in hospital, the Vancouver Island Health Author-ity said Friday.
Because TB can be contagious among those who don’t have proper housing or diets, the city’s street population has been warned they are at risk if they have had close contact with the two victims whose names have not been released to the news media.
The first case was diagnosed in late September and the other last week, said Dr. Murray Fyfe, VIHA
medical health officer.He said there appears to be a
connection between them.The strain of TB has not been
identified and won’t be for a few weeks, he said.
The two street people with TB are the first cases of the illness in Victoria since 2009. Thought to be almost eliminated on Van-couver Island since the last major outbreak in 1999 and reappear-ing in 2006, there are now about 10-20 new cases of tuberculosis every year.
The most susceptible to TB are the elderly, people with health conditions and those who suf-fer weak immune systems, Fyfe said, adding that street people are among the most vulnerable
because of their living condi-tions.
“We are working closely with other agencies in the downtown area to contact people who may have been exposed and to encourage them to come forward for testing,” Fyfe said.
TB is not highly infectious like the flu or measles.
A treatable illness that requires drug treatment for up to a year, TB symptoms include prolonged cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, fever or nights sweats.
VIHA said anybody showing TB symptoms should call 811, the health unit or their family physi-cian.
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Celebrate the 6th Annual Tree Appreciation Day Tree Appreciation Day provides an opportunity for the community to come together to plant a forest for future generations.
Join the City of Victoria in planting trees and shrubs in Arbutus Park and participate in free “Right Tree, Right Place” and “Banding for Winter Moth” information sessions.
Participants are asked to bring their own tools and gloves as supplies are limited. Dress for the weather as the event will happen rain or shine.
Sunday, November 6, 201110 a.m. – noonArbutus Park 2925 Washington Avenue
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First poppy
Cpl. Justin Nicholson, right, gets ready to pin the first poppy on Lt.-Gov. Steven Point at Government House last week. Poppies went on sale throughout the region last Friday. Proceeds from poppy sales go toward veteran programs and youth charities. Remembrance Day is Nov. 11.
Sharon Tiffin/News staff
Roszan HolmenNews staff
More public consultation is needed before the city can proceed with plans to eliminate some of the roads and parking stalls within Bea-con Hill Park.
So far, community feedback has been mixed on the plan to cut park-ing stalls to 583 from 753, and reduce almost a quarter of the park’s paved roads.
The parks department plans to transform some of the vehicle routes into paths for pedestrians and cyclists. Roads and parking would be preserved to all major landmarks to ensure accessibility.
While some people objected to the project’s price tag of $530,000, others spoke in favour at the council
meeting held Oct. 27. The Beacon Hill Park Traffic Man-
agement Plan “will benefit the park by increasing and better protecting greenspace; visitor enjoyment will be increased as noise and pollution are reduced,” wrote park historian Janis Ringuette, in a letter to coun-cil.
“I know several previous efforts to reduce vehicle traffic were derailed by a minority of opponents,” con-tinued Ringuette, who has written extensively on the subject. “This council has consistently advocated more walking and biking… The per-fect place to put this goal into prac-tice is in our largest city park.”
Council voted to postpone any decisions and directed staff to do more community consultation.
Library lending out museum passesLibraries are not just for books
anymore, thanks to a new partner-ship between the Greater Victo-ria Public Library and Royal B.C. Museum.
Twenty family passes, which allow for free admission to all galleries and exhibitions at the museum, are avail-
able for borrowing on a week-long basis from any of the 10 branches in the region. Family passes allow two adults and up to three children free general admission.
For more information on how to borrow one of the family passes, please go online to gvpl.ca.
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Arnold LimNews staff
Don’t blame your kid if his or her report card isn’t up to snuff.
Unless a deal is reached on the ongoing labour dispute involving B.C. teachers, report cards will do little more than record how often stu-dents were absent or late for school.
“Unless your son or daughter is taught by a principal or vice princi-pal, there will not be a mark, work habit or comment,” said Greater Vic-toria School District superintendent of schools John Gaiptman. “We can all agree report cards are an impor-tant source of information for par-ents. It is regrettable we are not send-ing out the report cards that parents are used to seeing.”
Report cards will be sent out between the second week of Novem-ber and the first week of December.
Teachers consider filling out report cards to be administrative work, which they have not been doing since their work-to-rule campaign began two months ago.
Greater Victoria Teachers’ Associ-ation president Tara Ehrcke said par-ents can still get all the information they need by talking to their child’s teacher, which she suggests might be even better than what parents get from a piece of paper.
“Teachers have been advised by the union to continue communica-tion about student progress with
parents and students,” Ehrcke said. “I think that a face-to-face conversa-tion or phone call can provide more depth or understanding than what is on a report card. Report cards are very prescriptive using coded marks. It is actually fairly restrictive. I think in a lot of cases parents will get more info than a report card will show.”
Both sides continue to work towards a resolution before the spring report cards. The last con-tract with B.C.’s 41,000 public school teachers expired in June.
In addition to wage and benefit increases, the B.C. Teachers’ Federa-tion wants restoration of class size and special needs support rules, after a court ruling gave the govern-ment a year to consult with teachers on appropriate levels.
The B.C. Public School Employers’ Association was expected to apply to the B.C. Labour Relations Board this week for a declaration on report cards and the option of reduced pay for reduced work. Teachers are also refusing playground supervision and most routine contact with adminis-tration. There has been little prog-ress on talks for a new contract.
“If parents feel the information is insufficient we encourage them to contact the teacher,” Ehrcke said. “We don’t want any parent to feel they are in the dark or don’t know about their student’s progress.”
Young Life of Victoria is turning 50 this year and has a celebration and reunion planned for anyone involved with the Christian youth outreach organization over the past half century.
The event happens Saturday (Nov. 5) at the Bear Mountain Westin Resort.
Young Life operates clubs in four
high schools in Greater Victoria, as well as doing outreach with at-risk youth and providing opportunities to attend its summer camp.
Tickets are $30 per person or $50 per couple and can still be purchased online at younglife.ca/victoria50 or by calling Bill Okell 250-479-8453.
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Dance party keeps cops busy
Victoria police had a busy Friday night when about 2,000 people — mainly university and college students — invaded downtown Victoria for what was called a Decentralized Dance Party.
Worried about the safety of the revellers, the police broke up the event around 10:30 p.m. at the derelict Hudson Bay Parkade at Fisgard and Blanshard streets.
Police said the party was mostly incident-free and organizers were co-operative with police.
However, police deployed the Marine Rescue Unit to rescue an intoxicated female who fell into the water at Ship's Point.
Booze was also a factor the entire weekend as police responded to lots of fights, disturbances and loud house parties across the city.
The 911 communications centre received more than 100 calls from citizens in a five-hour period Saturday.
Bus stop attack leaves man, 50 injuredA 20-year old Esquimalt man is suspected of attacking
a man in his 50s who was waiting for a bus at Douglas and Yates streets on Saturday night.
The two men fought on the ground, and the older man was kneed in the chest. After a bus driver phoned 911, the victim got on the bus and collapsed. The attacker was seated in the back of the bus when the police arrived and arrested him.
The victim was taken to hospital for treatment of cracked ribs. Police say both men had been drinking. The younger man faces a possible charge of assault causing bodily harm.
POLICE NEWSIN BRIEF Protesters seek help from police
‘Illegal campers’ harassed by people legally in Centennial Square, says VicPDRudy HaugenederNews Staff
Several night calls from Occupy Victoria protesters requesting help to remove obnoxious and noisy rowdies raiding the Centennial Square tent city over the weekend put Victoria police in a confusing situation.
It put police between a “rock and a hard place,” Const. Mike Russell said about calls from protesters he described as “illegal campers” want-ing police help to move out people legally in the square.
Russell said there were quite a few calls.
Protest spokesperson Anushka Nagji last week said the People’s Assembly of Victoria, which orga-nized the protest, had been forced to establish a “vigilance detail” of four men to patrol the tent city at night to ensure it remained quiet and peace-ful.
She said the problems generally happen after downtown bars close
and rowdies shout obscenities and other slurs at protesters trying to catch some sleep.
Until this weekend nothing had happened that the security detail hasn’t been able to diffuse, including handling a tiny element of Victoria’s homeless community “bent on creat-ing problems,” said Nagji.
Meanwhile, Victoria city coun-cil last week gave thumbs up to the Occupy Victoria tent protest.
With only Coun. Geoff Young opposing, council agreed to support Occupy Victoria as long the the pro-testers remain peaceful and restrict themselves to using “non-violent assembly” to get their message out.
The protest is part of a “worldwide citizens’ movement to address his-toric and existing inequalities in finan-cial and governmental institutions, policies and practices,” council said.
“The People’s Assembly of Vic-toria represents local resident par-ticipation and public engagement in this global protest and dialogue,” the motion read.
Council’s action effectively ends any threat of using police to clear out Centennial Square protesters who have set up about 50 to 60 tents in the square.
The Downtown Victoria Business
Association plans to set up a large temporary public skating rink in the same space later this month.
Protest spokespeople and the DVBA have been meeting regularly to reach a compromise.
Although no formal agreement has been reached to shift some tents into an area of the square that won’t inter-fere with the ice rink, Nagji said most protest campers “don’t mind mov-ing.”
But it’s not unanimous, she said. Some protesters don’t like the idea
of relocating and might not move due to the unwritten rules of the camp where individuals cannot be forced to accommodate the rest.
“It’s up to them themselves to decide whether to move,” said Nagji.
Mayor Dean Fortin said he has no deadline on how long the city will allow the protest camp to remain.
Fortin said the city won’t take police action as long as the situation remains peaceful and no criminal activity takes place.
“Right now we have no deadline,” said Fortin, adding he is closely moni-toring what happens at other Occupy protest camps to get a feel for what might happen next in Victoria.
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Victoria WestThe city’s fastest growing neighbourhood, with a changing reputation. Thanks to the dedication of an active food security group, residents can harvest plums, pears, veggies and herbs on many plots of public land. Community volunteerism is growing, but more are needed to help take the new community centre to the next level.
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Roszan HolmenNews staff
Starting at 8:15 a.m. in the covered courtyard of Vic West elementary school, kids spread jam on toast or cheese on bagels.
Some warmly-dressed parents operate the toaster and hand out yogurt.
This is the new breakfast program, launched Oct. 4, thanks to a donation from HMCS Vancouver.
“It builds community,” says Muriel Southern, a Vic West resident. While her kids eat breakfast at home, they enjoy coming for a snack. The volunteer-run program also brings par-ents together, she said.
Every day, nearly 40 kids come early for a meal before school begins. Everyone is welcome.
“We are identified as an inner city school, which means there are some families with some needs, obviously,” said school principal Joe Cardle.
The school of 180 kids represents the full eco-nomic spectrum, as does the neighbourhood sur-
rounding it. Down the street, social
housing intermingles har-moniously with starter homes and grandly-fixed up historic houses.
In decades past, crossing the bridge from downtown meant entering the ’hood. Residents routinely found needles in their yards. Today, poverty still exists but it’s under the radar. If any stigma lingers, it hasn’t stopped the masses from moving here.
Vic West was identified by the last census as the city’s fastest growing neighbour-hood, by raw numbers. In a five year span ending 2006, a net total of 410 people moved in. A population estimate predicts well over 1,000 more will follow by 2016, due to the progress of several large-scale devel-opments, such as Dockside Green, Railyards, BayView and Roundhouse.
Alongside this popula-tion growth, neighbour-hood spirit has fluorished.
In 2005, the community association led the cre-ation of a visions map, in response to the massive
development. Instead of simply marking roads, it pinpoints community amenities such as histori-cal sites, art installations, music cafes, and wildlife in the sea surrounding the peninsula. The process engaged hundreds of peo-ple and spawned many ini-tiatves, such as the annual fall corn roast and the Vic West Art Quest.
Vic West also paved the
way for community gar-dens in the city. At first, the idea was rejected because there were no policies to guide them, so Vic West resident and current Vic-toria MP, Denise Savoie, helped to write them. Now, there are three community gardens in Vic West, with a fourth on the way.
“It’s not really about growing a vegetable,” said Patti Parkhouse, leader of
the Food Security Collec-tive. “The main reason is for community building.”
The food-security group has led guerrilla garden-ing on boulevards and recently launched commu-nity dinners and kitchens. In September, ripe pears on a tree in Raynor Park prompted a gathering of people equipped with long poles, a tarp and a ladder. After the harvest, they met again to make several pear dishes together.
Last year, the community association faced an unex-pected challenge when the YMCA pulled out of its Vic West location.
Taking over the facility as a community centre was a risk, admits association president Nan Judd.
While the move came with city funding for staff, it also depended heavily on the volunteer board.
“We’re essentially run-ning a business,” said Judd. Building a dedicated group of volunteers to help run the centre is one of the next goals, said executive director, Suzette Delmage.
As the Y pulled out,
the centre lost a needed-day care. While Delmage doesn’t have the staff to replace it, she’s figuring out ways to meet a range of community needs, in part through partnerships. For instance, Music Explor-ers is a free class for kids thanks to instruction by a University of Victoria music group.
In the years to come, the City of Victoria plans sev-eral enhancements to the neighbourhood, resulting from its new Official Com-munity Plan. They include revitalizing areas under development.
At first, the city wanted to plan the neighbourhood in two phases.
“We just clearly said no,” Judd said. “We want it all to be done together.”
Otherwise, she said, the result would be more piece-meal development, such as the high-end condos in the Songhees area, cut off from the rest of Vic West.
“It’s a deadzone,” said Parkhouse. “Everyone agrees it should have been mixed-use,” added Judd.
Big changes afootMore than any other neighbourhood, Vic West faces big-impact land-used changes and development from all sides. • To the East: A new bridge linking to downtown will significantly alter the gateway to the neighbourhood, ease the commute for bicyclists, and open up a one-acre section of land where the s-curve now sits. Thanks in part to pressure from the community association, city council committed to transforming this space into a park in October. Options for the park include city-wide attactions, such as an amphitheatre.• To the South: The Victoria International Marina awaits the green light. Despite widespread opposition from the community, federal approval for the marina near Lime Bay Park is likely. The proposal also calls for two commercial buildings, including a restaurant and coffee shop.• To the North: Enhancements are likely for Vic West’s other two bridges. The city plans to widen the Bay Bridge to better accommodate cyclists and pedestrians. The upgrade is on the books for 2011, but has been delayed. The Capital Regional District is also considering lighting the Selkirk Trestle bridge to brighten the way for commuters using the Galloping Goose Trail.• Through the middle: The E&N Rail Trail is nearing completion in Vic West. The trail, hugging the rail line, will eventually connect the Johnson Street Bridge to Langford.
Roszan Holmen/News staff
Patti Parkhouse (middle) picks edible berries from the neighbourohod’s newest community garden, outside the Vic West Community Centre. Executive director Suzette Delmage, right, aims to build the new centre into the neighbourhood village, or hub. At left is community association president Nan Judd.
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Erin McCrackenNews staff
Call them small or call them cozy.
Condo units between 330 and 430 square feet could be coming to Esquimalt – the smallest living spaces proposed for the township within the last decade.
Council examined plans at a committee-of-the-whole meeting Oct. 24 for a modern-looking, 43-unit, four-storey resi-dence at 529 Comerford St., beside Esquimalt’s public safety building.
Council peppered
developer Leonard Cole with questions about unit size and his plans for 20 parking spots for 43 units.
He said though the living spaces are small, he does not compro-mise comfort for space, and feels confident the spaces will appeal to single people and seniors.
“They still have all the luxury of a 1,000-square-foot space,” Cole said, adding that because of their size the units can be purchased at a lower price point, starting at $139,000.
Coun. Lynda Hun-dleby said she looks forward to hearing from nearby residents, who will be notified about the proposal and invited to speak at a future council meeting.
“It’s the first of its kind and it bears for us to think it through,” she said.
Coun. Bruce McIldoon
worried that limited on-site parking would prompt some tenants to buy and sell spots.
“We’re going to have a secondary (non-tax-able) market in selling parking spaces,” said McIldoon. “It looks great now. You’ve got to look at it in 10 years. This is a very high-density devel-opment.”
Still, council voted in favour of moving the project forward to the next stage, which includes seeking public [email protected]
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Small condo units eyed for Esquimalt development
Organizers of Esquimalt’s all-candidates meeting will receive a $700 grant from the township.
Township council agreed to help the Esquimalt Chamber of Commerce and the Esquimalt Residents Association cover the rising cost of renting the Esquimalt High school’s theatre, where the event will happen on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m.
“We see this as a benefit to governance,” association member Karen James told council.
Still, Coun. Alison Gaul was concerned that council’s financial contribution could be viewed as a conflict of interest. Councillors Meagan Brame and Lynda Hundleby, who are seeking re-election, did not take part in the discussion or vote.
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The smart meter installation van arrived on my street last week, as B.C. Hydro’s smart grid project heads toward the halfway mark.
This system will not only detect outages, electricity loss and theft, it enables a voluntary time-of-use system where users can get a discount by shifting consumption to low-peak times. You could even set up wind or solar generation that the meter would record and subtract from your bill.
But apparently no one wants to talk about that. Black Press papers continue to run letters with exaggerated or false claims that stoke baseless fear of radio waves.
Where is this coming from? I’m grateful to the anonymous smart-meter foe who started sending me updates from “Citizens for Safe Technology,” a loose collection of U.S. and Canadian activists that claims to include doctors, lawyers and other professionals.
Not much is professional about the Canadian content on their website.
A video starts with a juvenile union parody showing executives plotting to sell B.C. Hydro to General Electric.
Then it moves to an apparently serious interview with Bill Vander Zalm, who expands on his earlier conspiracy theory about the harmonized sales tax being part of
a European Union plot for world domination.
Vander Zalm asserts that smart meters and appliances create such
a powerful surveillance network, “they’ll even know what you’re cooking.”
There are those who claim smart meters can tell what channel your TV is on, but this is the first I’ve heard about them detecting whether you’re having eggs or oatmeal for breakfast.
And who might “they” be?
“The big picture is of course that we’re
moving to globalization,” Vander Zalm intones. “Eventually we’ll be governed out of Brussels, Belgium or someplace like that. And this all ties into that. They can monitor what’s happening anywhere in the world. It’s Big Brother. We’ll be totally controlled.”
He stops just short of what I’ll call the Full Tinfoil, a belief that these radio waves control minds directly.
Wildlife artist Robert Bateman also makes an ass of himself in a brief video, where he describes hiring someone to come in and detect “hot” wiring in his Saltspring Island mansion. (A surprising number of self-appointed smart meter experts sell measuring and “shielding” services.)
A reader sent me a local newspaper commentary by Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall,
basically a vague summary of NDP talking points about smart meters being too expensive and a possible health threat.
This is interesting, because the City of Nelson owns its own power utility, which started installing wireless meters in 2004. They finished last year, with no protest.
I asked Mungall why. She was on the city council that chose a different model, a “drive-by” meter. They broadcast readings every 15 seconds and still need meter readers, who no longer have get out of their trucks.
B.C. Hydro’s meters signal only three or four times a day, but one of the often-repeated false claims about them is that they secretly transmit much more often with some sort of damaging energy pulses. And yet these granola-loving West Kootenay folks cheerfully endure a 24/7 bombardment of what are essentially brief cellphone signals.
Mungall said Nelson council specifically rejected a smart grid system “because of the cost.” Somehow retaining meter readers saves the city money. She noted that rural parts of her constituency are serviced by B.C. Hydro, and some people are very concerned.
I’ll bet they are. Not just in West Kootenay, but a few other remote areas known for production of B.C.’s number one cash crop.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com.
‘Not much professional content is on the Citizens for Safe Technology website.’
CBC takes national pulse
This week officially marks the 75th anniversary of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a national icon that continues to prove that news and culture can be cool.
The CBC is a gem that all of us can treasure, and in very personal ways. While it offers a wide variety of programming on radio and television, designed to suit varying tastes, it stops short of trying to be all things to all people. Instead, it sticks to its mandate of presenting the best this country has to offer, along with the inevitable warts.
When CBC Victoria opened 13 years ago, it only enhanced the appeal of the national network, offering more localized content and further forging a link between Canada’s three coasts. The public broadcaster continues to rank at or near the top of listenership in the Capital Region, no doubt for its combination of local, regional and national information and entertainment. Where else can you tune in and hear everything from in-depth news interviews and musical retrospectives to comedy and even the odd serialized drama?
There are people who believe taxpayers shouldn’t be funding the public broadcaster when not everyone watches or listens. But the CBC remains one of the few institutions we can trust to remain as truly Canadian as hockey, politeness and beavers.
That national thread is something we need to cultivate and embrace.
Report cards not for administratorsNews that B.C. teachers will likely not be
issuing fully filled-out report cards is troubling.Not only are letter grades a critical way for
parents to confirm how their children are progressing, teacher comments often indicate such intangibles as work habits, citizenship and social interaction.
Report cards are not merely administrative, as the teachers’ union would have us believe. They give parents confirmation of information heard in conversations with both teachers and their children, and must be kept separate from work-to-rule guidelines.
Tom FletcherB.C. Views
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LETTERS
A paradise for deer is unnatural
Jeffrey Hodgins kneels while pointing to a sign he chalked
onto the pavement at the Occupy Victoria site in
Centennial Square. The message reads: “Land Reform, Free
Market, Land is: Housing, Production,
Food, Life.”Don Denton/News Staff
Protesters hurting their own cause
Re: Downtown ice rink faces human obstacles (News, Oct. 26)
I was just reading the article about the protesters camping out in Centennial Square.
First: I support the plan of having the outdoor skating rink set up in Centennial Square. I think it’s a wonderful community idea. I was looking forward to coming downtown on Nov. 26 to watch it open.
Second: Why are the protesters allowed to camp out in the square? They should be removed. To me, they’re like litter and should be cleaned up. I’m sure some are “professional” protesters and most likely could care less about the rink; they just want to be part of any protest going on.
It’s a real shame that they protest something that is going to hopefully be something to help bring the communities closer together.
I wish the protesters luck in winning this silly ordeal.
Cathy LaycockEsquimalt
■ ■ ■Re: Downtown ice rink
faces human obstacles (News, Oct. 26)
It’s is time to stop catering to the Occupy Victoria protesters.
Stating your case is one thing, but getting in the way of the public enjoyment of an outdoor rink does nothing but interfere with ordinary citizens having fun around
the holidays. I don’t understand how
not allowing my family and me to go skating and drink hot chocolate helps change global economic policy.
Why can’t they just move to another spot?
I can only speak on my behalf but by being a nuisance you only harm your cause, not promote it.
Hopefully this will get resolved in time for the rink to be built and both sides will put aside their agendas and allow those of us who are not
involved to have a little fun.Colin Day
Victoria
Law-abiding citizens have reason to worry
Re: Handgun seizure a worrisome trend (News, Oct 26)
You report that local law enforcement is more fretful at the number of illegal handguns on Victoria streets.
Well imagine how the rest of us feel.
After all, armed officers are not likely to be raped. They are not expected to submit to muggings. They are not required to remain passive victims during a home invasion.
It is law-abiding citizens who have been stripped of the right to bear a firearm for self-defense that should be worried at this tacit confession by the authorities that they are unable to keep weapons out of the hands of criminals.
Dave KillionVictoria
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Why do some people not understand? In rural and semi-rural areas there is husbandry involved in looking after wildlife.
In the wild, predators take care of overpopulation and therefore there is no damage done to the environment.
In urban areas such as Greater Victoria, there are no predators to keep the numbers down and get rid of sick animals as well.
Where will we be in 10 years’ time when every little fawn multiplies and every mother deer gives birth to sickly fawns. The odd cougar will not do.
Everybody who has grown up in rural areas knows this. People who live an urban life have this sentimental “Bambi” feeling. Deer’s life was once a struggle for survival, but they have now arrived in paradise in Victoria and their numbers are growing.
Karin HertelSaanich
■ ■ ■On Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. in one block along
Lockehaven Drive, I counted two well-antlered bucks, each with its harem of five does, all munching garden greenery.
Now it’s rutting season. Twelve deer
could easily become 22 deer by this time next year if the bucks impregnate all the does.
And this is only the tip of the “deerberg” in Ten Mile Point.
In a matter of weeks a cull could dramatically reduce this population. Let’s hope the CRD deer management plan becomes a deer action plan to end this problem once and for all.
Culling the deer in Victoria can’t happen soon enough.
Sandy ArgueSaanich
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NOTICE OF ELECTION BY ACCLAMATION andNOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING and
NOTICE OF ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES and NOTICE OF OTHER VOTING
CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the Township of Esquimalt that the following candidate has been elected by acclamation:
Surname Usual Names Jurisdiction of Residence
DESJARDINS Barbara 204–453 Head St. Esquimalt, BC V9A 5S1
Mayor – One (1) to be elected
Councillor – Six (6) to be elected
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the Township of Esquimalt that an election by voting is necessary to elect six (6) Councillors and nine (9) School Trustees, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:
Surname Usual Names Jurisdiction of Residence
BRAME Meagan 477 Joffre St. S. Esquimalt, BC V9A 6C7
DIXON Sandra 938 Wollaston St. Victoria, BC V9A 5B2
HODGINS Dave 2-1115 Craigfl ower Rd. Esquimalt, BC V9A 7R1
HUNDLEBY Lynda 816 Elrick Pl. Esquimalt, BC V9A 4T1
McKIE Bob 954 Lampson Pl. Victoria, BC V9A 5A1
MORRISON Tim 208-1315 Esquimalt Rd. Esquimalt, BC V9A 3P5
SCHINBEIN David 211-925 Esquimalt Rd. Esquimalt, BC V9A 3M7
STEFFLER Josh 102-1360 Esquimalt Rd. Esquimalt, BC V9A 3R2
School Trustee – Nine (9) to be elected
Surname Usual Names Jurisdiction of Residence
ALPHA Catherine 695 Polyanthus Cres. Victoria, BC V8Z 2J3BRATZER David 1023 Leeds Pl. Saanich, BC V8X 4B8
FERRIS Tom 2811 Prior St. Victoria, BC V8T 3Y2
HOLLAND Jim 1975 Renfrew Rd. Shawnigan Lake, BC V0R 1W2
HORSEMAN Bev 3931 Rainbow St. Victoria, BC V9X 2A3
LEONARD Elaine 570 O’Connell Rd. Victoria, BC V8Z 2C4
LORING-KUHANGA Edith 4169 Quadra St. Victoria, BC V8X 1L3
McEVOY Michael 4345 Gordon Head Rd. Victoria, BC V8N 3Y4
McNALLY Diane 353A Linden Ave. Victoria, BC V8V 4G1
NOHR Deborah 943 Hampshire Rd. Victoria, BC V8S 3S4
ORCHERTON Peg 2653 Cedar Hill Rd. Victoria, BC V8T 3H1
PAYNTER Rob 1333 George St. Victoria, BC V8S 1A8
PITRE David 4208 Rossiter Dr. Victoria, BC V8N 4S7
RAND David 405-649 Bay St. Victoria, BC V8T 5H8
STERN Richard 1658 Feltham Rd. Saanich, BC V8N 6A6
YOUNG John A. 204-850 Rupert Ter. Victoria, BC V8W 2K2
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the Township of Esquimalt that a vote will be held on the following question:
“Are you in favour of the Township of Esquimalt adopting amendments to Offi cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 2646 and Zoning Bylaw No. 2050 that would facilitate development of Phase One of the Esquimalt Village Plan which would include a mix of residential, commercial and civic uses in two buildings, one of which may be up to 12 storeys in height, on the site of the old municipal hall and old public works yard? Yes or No”
SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED BYLAWS
BYLAW NO. 2756 – “Offi cial Community Plan Bylaw, 2006, No. 2646, Amendment Bylaw [No. 10], 2011, No. 2756” would amend the Offi cial Community Plan to create a new Development Permit Area [DPA No. 6] with design guidelines for buildings and the public realm within Phase 1 of the Esquimalt Village Plan.
The design and form of the mixed use development is intended to cre-ate a pedestrian-oriented “high street” along Esquimalt Road, with a new public plaza anchoring the project and bringing civic use and activity to the streetscape. Civic use space is incorporated into the plan to contribute to the established civic core around the Municipal Hall and Public Library site.
BYLAW NO. 2757 – “Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw [No. 197], 2011, No. 2757” would amend the Zoning Bylaw by adding a new zone - Esquimalt Village – Mixed Use Multiple Residential [RM-EVP] the intent of which is to accommodate high density Mixed Use Apartment, Commercial and Institutional development. The proposed RM-EVP zone specifi es permitted uses, building setbacks, the maximum building height, maximum lot coverage and fl oor area ratio as well as off-street parking requirements.
TAKE NOTICE that the above is a synopsis of the proposed bylaws and that this synopsis is not intended to be and is not to be understood as an interpretation of the bylaws. The full bylaws may be inspected at the Esquimalt Municipal Hall offi ce, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, BC during regular offi ce hours, Monday to Friday (except Statutory Holidays), 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, or by visiting the municipal website.
GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualifi ed electors of the Township of Esquimalt on:
Saturday, November 19, 2011between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm
Esquimalt Municipal Hall1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, BC
ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be available to qualifi ed electors as follows:
Wednesday, November 9, 2011& Wednesday, November 16, 2011
between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pmEsquimalt Municipal Hall
1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, BC
ELECTOR REGISTRATIONThere is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements:
• 18 years of age or older• Canadian citizen• resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day• resident of OR registered owner of real property in the Township of
Esquimalt for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day, and• not otherwise disqualifi ed by law from voting.
Resident electors will also be required to produce 2 pieces of identifi cation (at least one with a signature). Picture identifi cation is not necessary. The identifi cation must prove both residency and identity.
Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identifi cation (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if applicable, written consent from the majority of the property owners. A Non-resident Property Elector Consent Form is available at the Municipal Hall or on the municipal website.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on the bylaws or the voting process, please visit www.esquimalt.ca/elections or contact:
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’11ELECTIONNov. 19 Esquimalt council candidates
JOSH STEFFLER
Age: 32Occupation: Spa therapist; baker at Esquimalt Country Grocer.Platform priorities: Smart development and growth, no future tax hikes, engaging more residents in future decision-making processes, sustainable growth at municipal hall, putting sewage treatment, policing and light-rail transit to a referendum and increased government accountability.Contact: JoshSteffler.wordpress.com
DAVID SCHINBEIN
Age: 58Occupation: Sales representative, Commissionaires Victoria.Platform priorities: Emergency management and planning, municipal financial accountability, lobbying B.C. Transit to improve busing schedules for shiftworkers, maintaining a good relationship with CFB Esquimalt and keeping green space in the town square.Contact: Email [email protected]
TIM MORRISON
Age: 40Occupation: Communications co-ordinator, B.C. Assessment Authority.Platform priorities:More open government and communication from municipal hall, property tax relief, better policing and to stop the Capital Regional District’s sewage plan.Contact: www.TimMorrison.ca
LYNDAHUNDLEBY
Age: undisclosedOccupation: Retired; pharmacist in various positions.Platform priorities:Financial accountability, community consultation, best solutions on sewage treatment, development options to broaden the tax and customer base and effective protective services.Contact: Email [email protected] or visit members.shaw.ca/Lmhundleby
DAVE HODGINS
Age: 62Occupation: President and CEO, Tartthail Consulting.Platform priorities:“Citizen-centered action-oriented” services to provide more opportunities for individuals, families and businesses, as well as first-rate public safety, development, infrastructure and environmental services.Contact: www.DaveHodgins.ca
BOBMcKIE
Age: 62Occupation: Retired owner/operator for Loomis Courier and D.H.L. Courier. Platform priorities: Regionalized policing, ensuring regional sewage treatment facilities aren’t built in Esquimalt, responsible development, maintaining a small-town feel and ensuring financial accountability at Municipal Hall.Contact: Email [email protected].
SANDRA DIXON
Age: 52Occupation: Retired.Platform priorities:Senior and student safety, increased police presence, lower tax increases, responsible development – capping buildings in residential areas at four to six storeys, and improving traffic congestion, business diversity and government openness.Contact: Email [email protected]
MEAGAN BRAME
Age: 42Occupation: Early-childhood educatorPlatform priorities: Continue working with municipal staff for transparency, encouraging community input and to be the voice for children, youth and families.Contact: Email [email protected]
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Pets dress to impressBelow: Nine-year-old Eric the bulldog, owned by Tara Clarke, seems quite content to be dressed as a bullfrog at Market Square for the sixth annual Werewoofles Wag’oween Halloween costume contest for pets on Saturday. The event sponsored by Woofles Barking Boutique raised money for Broken Promises and Hug-A-Bull.Left: Noodle, a chihuahua owned by Christie Annear, looks nervous dressed as a lobster in public at Werewoofles Wag’oween.
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New meters better in a crisis, B.C. Hydro saysRudy HaugenederNews staff
Greater Victoria will be hit hard this winter as the La Nina phenomenon makes its return, says a prominent U.S. based weather fore-casting company.
However, Environment Canada doesn’t think the cold and stormy weather will be as severe as Accu-weather is suggesting.
B.C. Hydro, whose crews and infrastructure would bear the brunt of a brutal cold snap, isn’t planning any changes to its usual winter preparations.
But thanks to smart meters, it will be easier for B.C. Hydro to pinpoint out-age locations, even when customers are asleep and
don’t know the power has gone out, said company spokesperson Ted Olynyk.
The information will make it easier for B.C. Hydro to dispatch repair crews to the most critical sites serving the most peo-ple, he said.
For those worried they will be caught in a deep freeze without sufficient emergency supplies to stay comfortable, Olynyk said it’s good for families to ensure they have an emer-gency kit ready at home to deal with natural disasters, including a major earth-quake.
“People need to pre-pare,” he said. “Have an emergency plan for any extreme.”
La Nina, which is the opposite of El Nino, is a reg-ular weather pattern that brings colder air than nor-mal to Canada as well as higher than usual snowfalls to the West Coast.
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Erin McCrackenNews staff
Coming up with solu-tions to provide shelter for the region’s home-
less requires Jen Book to put on her creative thinking cap.
When faced with fore-casts calling for nights of extreme wind, freezing
rain, snow or sub-zero temperatures, she acti-vates the Greater Vic-toria Extreme Weather Protocol, allowing addi-tional emergency shel-
ters to open and get more people off the streets.
Upwards of 145 mats can be made available at the Salvation Army,
Our Place Society, St. John the Divine Church and the Victoria Native Friendship Centre, beyond the usual year-round emergency shel-ters.
The protocol’s typical operating season runs from Nov. 1 until March 31.
But extreme-weather shelters are also needed in outlying areas of the Capital Region to serve vulnerable people closer to home.
Book, the protocol’s regional co-ordinator, continues to look for spaces in Langford, Sooke, Sidney and Esquimalt to include on the protocol list.
“Our hope is to actu-ally create shelters within their regions so we’re not having to transport people around so much,” she said.
It’s important to find the right type of space, said Book, adding the shelter must be able to offer clients a minimum of eight hours of sleep, among other criteria.
“We have a lot of com-munities that are inter-ested and that are want-ing to participate in this project, and at this time, based on the difficulty of finding space or shel-ter, ... we’ve had to find other solutions,” said Book.
That means working with community part-ners throughout the region, such as police, to connect with the homeless and let them know where they can turn.
Other creative mea-sures include arranging for them to be picked up and brought to the shelters, or covering the cost of their transit fares for the trip in from the Swartz Bay ferry ter-minal or Sidney.
“Our concern is that we might not be able to assist those people that might be in crisis, espe-cially if we end up with a really heavy dump of snow,” Book said, add-ing that’s where com-municating with com-munity partners plays an important role.
“Up until the point where we can get the municipalities partici-pating in the program and actually get shel-ters out in those areas, this is how we have to navigate this process.”
The protocol is also in need of coats and rain gear. To contribute or volunteer, please visit [email protected]
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Coming up with solu-tions to provide shelter for the region’s home-
less requires Jen Book to put on her creative thinking cap.
When faced with fore-casts calling for nights of extreme wind, freezing
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The protocol’s typical operating season runs from Nov. 1 until March 31.
But extreme-weather shelters are also needed in outlying areas of the Capital Region to serve vulnerable people closer to home.
Book, the protocol’s regional co-ordinator, continues to look for spaces in Langford, Sooke, Sidney and Esquimalt to include on the protocol list.
“Our hope is to actu-ally create shelters within their regions so we’re not having to transport people around so much,” she said.
It’s important to find the right type of space, said Book, adding the shelter must be able to offer clients a minimum of eight hours of sleep, among other criteria.
“We have a lot of com-munities that are inter-ested and that are want-ing to participate in this project, and at this time, based on the difficulty of finding space or shel-ter, ... we’ve had to find other solutions,” said Book.
That means working with community part-ners throughout the region, such as police, to connect with the homeless and let them know where they can turn.
Other creative mea-sures include arranging for them to be picked up and brought to the shelters, or covering the cost of their transit fares for the trip in from the Swartz Bay ferry ter-minal or Sidney.
“Our concern is that we might not be able to assist those people that might be in crisis, espe-cially if we end up with a really heavy dump of snow,” Book said, add-ing that’s where com-municating with com-munity partners plays an important role.
“Up until the point where we can get the municipalities partici-pating in the program and actually get shel-ters out in those areas, this is how we have to navigate this process.”
The protocol is also in need of coats and rain gear. To contribute or volunteer, please visit [email protected]
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Quote along with Ron, dress the partVictoria Film Festival presents Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. at the Vic Theatre, 808 Douglas St. Tix: $10 +HST at the door.THE ARTS
Guitarist Brad Prevedoros, left,
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Breaking down musical bordersThree Worldsat home■ Brad Prevedoros, Niel Golden and Greg Joy celebrate the release of their first CD together, Three Worlds, with two concerts.■ The first happens Friday (Nov. 4), 8 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre, Pat Bay Highway and Beacon Avenue in Sidney.■ The second goes Saturday (Nov. 5), 8 p.m. at St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt St.■ Tickets are $20 for each concert, available in advance at www.marywinspear.ca (Sidney) and Munro’s Books, 1108 Government St. (Victoria) or toll free (credit card only) at 1-888-539-5319.
Innovative Vancouver Island-based trio records their first compilation CD
Arnold LimNews staff
One new album, two concerts and three award-winning musicians.
The debut compilation, Three Worlds, features the Latin-influenced guitar of Brad Prevedoros, the Asian-inspired, bluesy percussion of Niel Golden and the celtic folk stylings of Greg Joy.
It is integrated with such non-traditional instruments as the hammered dulcimer and hang (a flying-saucer shaped metal percussion) and boasts a sound that is truly the trio’s own.
“Even though we come from diverse places, it really works well whenever we perform (together),” Golden said.
“We have an ease of getting along … we understand each other musically and oth-erwise. We are breaking down borders as we go. It is part of the beauty of the new age.”
The unique musical palette of the Van-couver Island trio includes more than 30 albums of musical experience between
them. The new 15-track release serves notice that music without lyrics can still speak volumes.
“What we do is music that makes people feel good. Loosely defined as relaxation music … People kind of get into a mesmeric mood. It is uplifting,” Prevedoros said.
“I just like people to relax and enjoy it and not have to feel like I’m sing-ing songs about lost loved ones or (hardships) in the world. There is so much crap going on in the world it is always nice to get peo-ple out of that space. That is what I’m try-ing to do.”
Recorded at Golden’s home studio between January and September of this year, Three Worlds was in some ways about letting go of the business side of music, after 30 years of performing and recording and multiple Canadian Western Music and Juno award nominations.
“We see it as an opportunity to have fun
more than anything else. We are all over 50 now and we have to do things because we enjoy it, as opposed to marketing our-selves,” Prevedoros said.
“I see people that are so aggressive and try to make it. I just want to enjoy myself.”
Enjoyment is what the group hopes to share with their audiences as they perform two CD release concerts this weekend, in Sidney and Victoria.
“The evening is a journey that goes through various influences of India, Spain,
Irish celtic music. Be transported for two hours on a musical journey that crosses borders and takes you to new places,” Golden said.
“Whenever we perform, audiences enjoy what we do and ask us where is the CD?”
After three years performing together and with Three Worlds under their belt, that question has now been answered.
“Even though we come from diverse places, it really works well whenever we perform (together).”
– Niel Golden
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Vancouver talent agent Richard Lucas stands with a Lucille Ball dress he owns that is being auctioned as a fundraiser for the Canadian College for Performing Arts and the Vancouver Performing Arts Lodge. The Lucille Ball gala happens Friday (Nov. 4) at the Fairmont Empress Hotel.Vivian Moreau/News staff
They love LucyDon DescoteauNews staff
Taking an idea and running with it was the evolution of the Canadian College of Performing Arts’ upcom-ing event and fundraiser.
This Friday’s (Nov. 4) “Lucille Ball,” a tribute to the late comedienne and madcap star of stage and TV, began with an idea to auction off an item of memorabilia.
“Richard Lucas, a talent agent in Vancouver who ended up teach-ing on our faculty, has an authentic Lucille Ball gown and he wanted it to go to charity,” said college director Ron Schuster.
After conversations around how to best do that, the idea came up of hosting an all-Lucy event in Victoria.
“We’ve got 24 lovely Lucies that will be floating around – all of our students will be dressed as Lucy or (fellow I Love Lucy characters) Fred
or Ricky Ricardo or Ethel,” Schuster said.
Among the festivities will be a rec-reation of the physical comedy clas-sic scene featuring Lucy and Ethel working on a chocolate assembly line that goes crazy.
A memorabilia booth will be set up for fans looking for Lucy items, and Lucas will be on hand sharing stories about times on set with Ball over the years.
Among the silent auction and raffle items up for grabs are a Warhol-style portrait of Lucy by local artist Chris-topher Lucas, and a two-week stay in Hawaii.
The dress auction proceeds will be split between the college and the Vancouver Performing Arts Lodge.
Tickets for the fundraiser, $115 each, are available at the college, 1701 Elgin Rd. in Oak Bay from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.
It’s been 30 years since the death of renowned American jazz pianist Bill Evans, but the music he made lives on.
The Bill Evans Project jazz quar-tet will perform Friday (Nov. 4) at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St.
The Montreal-based group is made up of bassist Michel Donato, pianist Francois Bourassa, saxo-phonist Frank Lozano and drummer Pierre Tanguay.
They’ll play music in support of their fall-released album Autour De Bill Evans, dedicated to the music of Evans, with a range of swing, ballads, bop and cool mixed in.
Tickets are $19 in advance, avail-able at the Victoria Jazz Society, Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records and the Royal and McPherson Box Office, or online at www.rmts.bc.ca. Showtime is 8 p.m.
Ballet group performsProkofiev classic
A new Victoria-based ballet troupe is putting on a production of
Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf.ZarYevka Ballet performs the
coming-of-age story on Saturday (Nov. 5) at Metro Studio Theatre, 1411 Quadra St. at 2 and 7 p.m.
Tickets are $15 by calling 250-590-6291. For more information, visit peterandthewolf.ca.
Authors readingat the library
From free access to almost every sporting event, to the aftermath of D-Day and the Clayoquot logging blockade, the Greater Victoria Pub-lic Library is hosting a series of free readings this month.
The readings start tomorrow (Nov. 3) with sports writer Jim Tay-lor discussing his book And to Think I Got in Free! from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Emily Carr Branch, 3500 Blanshard St.
On Nov. 9, Mark Zuehlke reads from Breakout from Juno, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Central branch. Nov. 12 sees author Betty Krawczyk read from This Dangerous Place, 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Emily Carr Branch.
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It’s not for the profit margins that Patrick Thompson suits up in dive gear to change or repair a boat propeller.
“In all honesty, (the money) is very comparable to any journeyman trade,” says Thompson of his commercial diving business.
The challenges of plying his trade under the water, however, are greater.
“It’s a very difficult way to make a living,” he says. “We’re on call 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. It’s a lifestyle ... and I do it because I love doing it.”
Thompson runs one of a handful of local commercial diving companies, with various niche specializations.
Situated at the Esquimalt Graving Dock, Thompson’s South Coast Diving employs six divers and specializes in boat repair. His clients include the Department of National Defence, the Canadian Coast Guard and B.C. Ferries.
“A lot of people think you can’t achieve (many types of ship repair) in the water,” Thompson says. His challenge is to figure out how to do the work without drydocking the ship -- a more expensive and lengthy process.
It’s dangerous work, he admits, but risks are mitigated with good training.
“I’m not saying I’m immune to any incidences – I have had my share – but we learn from our experiences and we are very conscientious,” Thompson says.
His company requires employees to have training in welding, fitting and heavy-duty mechanics, as well as a prerequisite six-to-nine-month diving certification.
Fully qualified employees are rare, says Thompson. To cope, he hires qualified divers and pays to send those with promise through trade programs at Camosun College, such as welding and propeller technician programs.
“Everybody’s a diver
but not too many of them show the skill and aptitude to actually invest in,” he says.
Candidates must carry an unrestricted 50-metre certification in surface-supply diving, which means a diver’s air supply comes through a tube from the surface, rather than scuba-style, where divers draw air from a tank on their back.
Right now, the training is only
available in Eastern Canada or the United States, but that may change.
One Sidney-based commercial dive school might expand its programs to fill the gap.
Cory Beaudry runs B.C. College of Diving and a company called CamCor Dive Services.He launched his business as a “broke young man with a gutsy pitch.”
At the time, he’d just been laid off from a job
as a diver for a salmon fish farm near Tofino.
“We were thinking about going onto welfare and we were down to our last $20,” Beaudry recalls.
He had a dive boat and four dive tanks, so when a diving contract came up at a fish farm, he put in a $200,000 bid. He won the bid -- but with one caveat.
“They brought me in but said, ‘Your price is too cheap, we don’t want you to go bankrupt in the first
year.’”He renegotiated a
higher price, and still retains the contract.
These days, his dive college offers a five-week occupational scuba course, and a six-week course for restricted surface-supply diving. He has 16 students a year. [email protected]
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On the job below the surface
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT
TAKE NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING will be held on Monday, November 7, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Esquimalt Municipal Hall, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, B.C., to allow the Public to make representations to the Municipal Council respecting matters contained in the following amending bylaw:
Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw [No. 205], 2011, No. 2772 provides for a change in the zoning designation of 856 Esquimalt Road [Lot A, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP80973] and 858 Esquimalt Road [Lot 2, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan 23904] shown hatched on the map below from C-6 [Licensed Liquor Establishment] and C-2 [Neighbourhood Commercial], respectively, to CD No. 80 [Comprehensive Development District No. 80].
AND FURTHERMORE TAKE NOTICE that copies of the proposed Bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the offi ces of Development Services, Municipal Hall, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, B.C., anytime between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. [excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays] until November 7, 2011.
BARBARA SNYDER DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Site Location: Lot A, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP80973 [856 Esquimalt Road]Lot 2, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan 23904[858 Esquimalt Road]
The general purpose of this change in zoning is to facilitate redevelopment of the subject properties as two, 12 storey, multiple family residential towers, including commercial retail units at the grade level in the southern building.
The subject properties are part of Development Permit Area No. 2 - Commercial. Should the proposed amendment be approved, a development permit, controlling the form and character of development, including the landscaping, would be registered on the property titles.
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TAKE NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING will be held on Monday, November 7, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Esquimalt Municipal Hall, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, B.C., to allow the Public to make representations to the Municipal Council respecting matters contained in the following amending bylaws:
1) Offi cial Community Plan Bylaw, 2006, No. 2646, Amendment Bylaw [No. 12], 2011, No. 2773
1. Offi cial Community Plan Bylaw, 2006, No. 2646, Amendment Bylaw [No. 12], 2011, No. 2773 Bylaw No. 2773, provides for a change in the land use designation of Lot B, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP17210 [1037 Lyall Street] and Lot A, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP17210 [1039 Lyall Street], shown hatched on the map below, from Single and Two Unit Residential to Institutional.
2. Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw [No. 202], 2011, No. 2768 provides for a change in the zoning designation of Lot B, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP17210 [1037 Lyall Street] and Lot A, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP17210 [1039 Lyall Street], shown hatched on the map below, from RS-1 [Single Family Residential] and P-1 [Public/ Institutional] respectively to P-5 [Community Care Facility].
AND FURTHERMORE TAKE NOTICE that copies of the proposed bylaws and relevant background documents may be inspected at the offi ces of Development Services, Municipal Hall, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, B.C., anytime between the hours of 8:30 a.m and 4:30 p.m. [excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays] until November 7, 2011.
BARBARA SNYDER DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Site Location: 1037 Lyall Street [Lot B, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP17210]1039 Lyall Street [Lot A, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP17210]
The general purpose of these changes in OCP land use designation and Zoning designation is to facilitate the assembly of the two subject parcels and the construction of one, 3 storey, 30 client, group home replacing the existing group home building which does not appropriately meet the needs of the residents.
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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) that an Election by Voting is necessary to elect, for a three (3) year-term commencingDecember, 2011 terminating after the election held in 2014 in accordance with the legisla-tion in the Local government Act (2014), to fi ll the offi ces of Trustee on the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) and that the persons nominated as candidates at the Election by Voting, and for whom the votes will be received are listed below:
SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEES – NINE TO BE ELECTED:
Surname Given Names Residential Address
ALPHA Catherine 695 Polyanthus Crescent, Victoria, BC V8Z 2J3BRATZER David 1023 Leeds Place Victoria, BC V8X 4B8FERRIS Tom 2811 Prior Street, Victoria, BC V8T 3Y2HOLLAND Jim 1975 Renfrew Road, Shawnigan Lake, BC V0R 1W2HORSMAN Bev 3931 Rainbow Street, Victoria, BC V8X 2A3LEONARD Elaine 570 O’Connell Place, Victoria, BC V8Z 2C4LORING-KUHANGA Edith 4169 Quadra Street, Victoria, BC V8X 1L3McEVOY Michael 4345 Gordon Head Avenue, Victoria, BC V8N 3Y4McNALLY Diane 353A Linden Avenue, Victoria, BC V8V 4G1NOHR Deborah 943 Hampshire Road, Victoria, BC V8S 3S4ORCHERTON Peg 2653 Cedar Hill Road, Victoria, BC V8T 3H1PAYNTER Rob 1333 George Street, Victoria, BC V8S1A8PITRE Dave 4208 Rossiter Drive, Victoria, BC V8N 4S7RAND David 405- 649 Bay Street, Victoria, BC V8T 5H8STERN Richard 1658 Feltham Road, Saanich, BC V8N 6A6YOUNG John A. 204-850 Rupert Terrace, Victoria, BC V8W 2K2
General Voting Day will be opened on Saturday, November 19, 2011, to qualifi ed electors of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) at the following places:
The Corporation of the City of VictoriaBurnside Community School 3130 Jutland RoadCentral Baptist Church 833 Pandora AvenueCook Street Village Activity Centre 380 Cook StreetGeorge Jay Elementary School 1118 Princess StreetJames Bay Community School 140 Oswego StreetJames Bay New Horizons Centre 234 Menzies StreetMargaret Jenkins School 1824 Fairfi eld RoadOaklands Elementary School 2827 Belmont AvenueQuadra Elementary School Gymnasium 3031 Quadra StreetSir James Douglas Elementary School Gymnasium 401 Moss StreetSundance Elementary School Gymnasium 1625 Bank StreetVictoria West Community Centre 521 Craigfl ower Road
The Corporation of the Township of EsquimaltThe Corporation of the Township of Esquimalt Municipal Hall 1229 Esquimalt Road
The Corporation of the District of Oak BayMonterey Centre 1442 Monterey AvenueMonterey Middle School Gymnasium 851 Monterey AvenueEmmanuel Baptist Church 212 Cedar Hill Cross Road
That portion of the Corporation of the District of Saanich lying withinSchool District 61 (Greater Victoria)Campus View Elementary School Gymnasium 3900 Gordon Head RoadCedar Hill Middle School Gymnasium 3910 Cedar Hill Road Cloverdale Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room 3427 Quadra StreetCordova Bay Elementary School Gymnasium 5238 Cordova Bay RoadDoncaster Elementary School Gymnasium 1525 Rowan StreetFrank Hobbs Elementary School Gymnasium 3875 Haro Road Glanford Middle School Gymnasium 4140 Glanford AvenueGordon Head Middle School Gymnasium 1671 Kenmore RoadHillcrest Elementary School Gymnasium 4421 GreentreeTerraceLochside Elementary School Gymnasium 1145 Royal Oak DriveProspect Lake Elementary School Gymnasium 321 Prospect Lake RoadReynolds Secondary School Gymnasium 3963 Borden Street Royal Oak Middle School Gymnasium 4564 West Saanich RoadSpectrum Community School Lunchroom 957 Burnside Road WestTillicum Elementary School Gymnasium 3155 Albina Street Victoria Pacifi c Rim Alliance Church Gymnasium 792 Townley Street
The Town of View RoyalView Royal Elementary School Gymnasium 218 Helmcken Road
That portion of the District of Highlands lying within School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria)District of Highlands Municipal Hall 1980 Millstream Road
That portion of the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area lying within School District No.61 (Greater Victoria)View Royal Elementary School Music Room 218 Helmcken Road
And such voting places shall be open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
ADVANCED VOTING OPPORTUNITIES shall be available at the following places on the dates and hours stated:
FOR THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA AT VICTORIA CITY HALL, 1 CENTENNIAL SQUARE (DOUGLAS AND PANDORA) on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 and Monday, November 14, 2011 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
FOR THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT AT THE DISTRICT OF ESQUIMALT MUNICIPAL HALL, 1229 Esquimalt Road, on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 and Wednesday, November 16, 2011 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
FOR THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF OAK BAY AT THE OAK BAY MUNICIPAL HALL, 2167 Oak Bay Avenue, on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 and Wednesday November 16, 2011 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
FOR THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CORPORATION OF THEDISTRICT OF SAANICH LYING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT 61 (GREATER VICTORIA) SAANICH MUNICIPAL HALL, 770 Vernon Avenue, on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 and Monday, November 14, 2011 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
FOR THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL AT THE VIEW ROYAL MUNICIPAL HALL, 45 VIEW ROYAL AVENUE on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 and Wednesday, November 16, 2011 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
FOR THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THAT PORTION OF THE DISTRICT OF HIGHLANDS AT THE DISTICT OF HIGHLANDS MUNICIPAL HALL, 1980 MILLSTREAM ROAD on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 and Wednesday, November 16, 2011 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
FOR THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE RURAL PORTION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 61 (GREATER VICTORIA) LYING WITHIN JUAN de FUCA ELECTORAL AREA OF THE CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 62 (SOOKE) BOARD OFFICES, 3143 JACKLIN ROAD, on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 and Wednesday, November 16, 2011 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
NOTE: SCHOOL DISTRICT BALLOTS ARE PART OF THE BALLOTS OF THE DISTRICT OF OAK BAY, DISTRICT OF SAANICH AND CITY OF VICTORIA AND MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR MAIL IN BALLOTS UPON REQUEST TO THE MUNICIPALITY AT WHICH YOU MAY WISH TO VOTE.
ELECTOR REGISTRATION To register as an elector at the time of voting, you will be required to make a declaration stating that you meet the following requirements:
• 18 years of age or older• Canadian citizen• Resident of BC for a least 6 months immediately preceding voting day• Resident or registered owner of real property in the School District for at
least 30 days immediately preceding voting day, and• Not otherwise disqualifi ed by law from voting.
Resident electors will also be required to produce 2 pieces of identifi cation (at least one with a signature). Picture identifi cation is not necessary. The identifi cation must prove both residency and identity.
Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identifi cation (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if applicable, written consent from the other property owners.
Given under my hand at Victoria, B.C. this twenty fourth (24th) day of October, 2011.
Thomas F. MooreChief Election Offi cer
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 61 (GREATER VICTORIA)NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING
NOTICE OF ADVANCE AND VOTING DAY OPPORTUNITIES
VICTORIA NEWS - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 www.vicnews.com • A23
Parking station also relocates from Colwood for better access to highway
Edward HillNews staff
B.C. Ambulance Service plans to relocate its Vancouver Island dispatch centre and Colwood ambulance station to an earthquake-ready build-ing on Leigh Road, near the Spencer Road inter-change.
The two-storey building will house four ambu-lance bays and the dispatch service on Langford-owned land across from Spencer’s Pond.
The project has a June 2013 deadline and the new facility is expected to employ about 60 peo-ple.
“The ambulance service will have great access to the highway and the core area,” said Lang-ford fire Chief Bob Beckett, who was involved in discussions for establishing a new station in Langford.
The ambulance service plans to move its Island
communications centre from the Vancouver Island Technology Park in Saanich to Langford by July 2013, one of three such centres in the prov-ince. At the same time, the three-bay ambulance station on Jacklin Road would become redundant and would shut down.
The ambulance service is leasing the building from Langford for 20 years and will pay about $500,000 per year in operating costs and rent, according to lease documents.
Although the city owns the land, Keycorp Con-sulting in Langford is financing and constructing the building.
Mayor Stew Young said Langford is acting as a “flow through” between the development com-pany and B.C. Ambulance.
“It is a three-way partnership, but there is no money in it for the city,” Young said. “Langford is a flow-through. The contract is with us, and we have a contract with the person who will own the building.”
B.C. Ambulance spokesperson Kelsie Carwithen said the motivation to move to a new building is about improving patient care in the region and the West Shore.
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B.C. Ambulance dispatch centre moves to Langford
Rudy HaugenederNews staff
By this time next year, you could be pay-ing up to $225 for a new Canadian passport – called an ePassport and good for 10 years.
It will include an electronic chip encoded with your name, gender, and date and place of birth and a digital portrait of your face.
But until then the standard five year passport will continue to cost $87.
Beatrice Fenelon, a spokesperson with Passport Canada, con-firmed the new ePass-port is to be launched before the end of 2012 but no decision has yet been made on the price because the agency is “still in the process of consulting Canadians.”
She said the agency will also continue to offer five-year pass-ports and that chil-dren’s passports will not exceed five years.
Prime Minister Harper recently paid $225 for a diplomatic ePassport, causing speculation that the price he paid will become the new rate for all ePassports.
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Rudy HaugenederNews staff
Severe chronic pain that resists treatment comes in many forms.
But it doesn’t have be crushing, even though statis-tics show one in four people suffer from chronic pain.
And that’s why Dr. William Davis, the medical director of the Royal Jubilee Hospital’s pain program is hosting a Finding Hope in the Midst of Pain forum in the hospital’s Begbie Hall on Nov. 10 – to teach what pain is and how to manage it.
About 600 people use the hospital’s pain clinic every month, Davis said. Another 400 people visit the Vancou-ver Island Health Author-ity pain clinic monthly at a Nanaimo hospital.
The RJH pain clinic has more than 2,000 Greater Vic-torians on file.
Outlined in the two-hour session will be the latest pain management techniques for reducing pain and restoring
normal physical movement.Davis will also describe
how the body’s pain system works and what changes occur when the agony per-sists.
As well, a panel of pain patients will share their expe-riences using different treat-ments, pain management and recovery.
Seating for the forum, which starts at 6 p.m., is limited so registration is required (www.viha.ca/pain_program). The cost is by donation.
Pain not only causes physi-cal discomfort, says the RJH pain clinic website, but it can also wreck a person’s ability to carry out normal activities such as housework, physi-cal exercise and maintaining meaningful employment.
It interferes with sleep, appetite and emotional well-being.
Also commonly associ-ated with pain are increased depression, anxiety, anger, feelings of helplessness, iso-lation and hopelessness.
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Braves captain ready to winTravis PatersonNews staff
A changed mindset and new approach to hockey is all part of the new Ty Jones.
The Saanich Braves captain had plenty of reasons to be frustrated to start the 2011-12 hockey season, namely getting dropped from the junior A Cowichan Capitals of the B.C. Hockey League.
The Spectrum hockey academy grad was the first star in the Braves 5-3 win over the Victoria Cou-gars at George Pearkes arena on Friday.
Jones scored two goals. including the game winner, as the Braves rallied from a 3-1 deficit with four straight goals.
It’s the first time the Braves (5-7-3) defeated the Cougars (13-2-1) this season and evens the home-and-home series, which started with a Cougars 5-2 win at Archie Browning arena on Thursday.
Jones was the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League rookie of the year in 2009-10 and was named cap-tain of the Braves by coach Brad Cook shortly after returning to the team this year. It was an easy deci-
sion for Cook, who coached the Braves that season before leaving for a stint as an assistant with the BCHL’s Victoria Grizzlies.
But Jones didn’t come to terms with his return to the Island’s junior B hockey league overnight. He started slow in the points column and was ejected from back-to-back games on Sept. 29 and 30.
“It was a rough start. I’m definitely more relaxed, trying to be a leader
for the team on the ice and in the room,” Jones said after the Thursday win.
The 18-year-old is the latest example of a local player finding his game after being cut from junior A, an annual occurrence on the junior circuit.
“There was some frustration coming back from Cowichan, but I’m happy being back with the Braves and living at home,” Jones said. “We (were) making too many men-
tal mistakes. Now I just want to see us get some wins, especially in one-goal games.”
The Braves’ story has repeated itself the past few seasons.
A solid program that has devel-oped players such as Wade Murphy, leading scorer of the Victoria Griz-zlies, the Braves continually play second fiddle in the win column to local rivals the Cougars and Penin-sula Panthers.
“We’re right there, we’ve beat (North Division leaders) Comox and now Victoria,” Cook said. “We’re learning how to win. And some of that is with the returning players, not just the young guys finding their way.”
Player of the weekAlso scoring for Saanich in the
win over Victoria on Friday was Jack Palmer, Sheldon Trees and Jaden Schmiesser (empty net).
Prior to the weekend Jones was named Island league player of the week for scoring two goals and two assists, while taking zero penalty minutes in two games. The Braves
lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Penin-sula Panthers on Oct. 19 and won 6-3 over the Campbell River Storm on Oct. 23.
The Braves host the Oceanside Generals at Pearkes arena Friday (Nov. 4) at 6:30 p.m.
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Shawn McBride of the Saanich Braves battles Anthony Bonner of the Victoria Cougars during the annual Pink in the Rink fundraiser at Pearkes Arena, Oct. 28. The Braves won 5-3.
Ty Jones
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University of Victoria Vikes’ Amy Lawrence, No. 22, heads the ball next to Fraser Valley Cascades’ Shelby Beack, No. 8, during the Vikes 2-1 win at Centennial Stadium on Saturday. Jaclyn Sawicki scored both Vikes goals, clinching a spot in the Canada West semifinals at Trinity Western this weekend.
Women win Vikes Shootout, men third
A two-over-par total was enough for Megan Woodland to earn her-self and the University of Victoria women's golf team first place at the Vikes Shootout, Oct. 24-25, at Cordova Bay Golf Course.
It’s the Vikes women’s second team title at the Shootout. UVic scored a total of 623 (309 and 314), nine shots ahead of Concordia Univer-sity. The University of Alberta was third at 674.
Woodland hit two of her six birdies in the final round (70 and 76, 146) and was four shots ahead of second-place finisher Sara Molyneux (Concordia).
The Vikes men’s team was in third spot in the team standings. James Holland was the Vikes’ top male. Hol-land shot 70 and 75 for a 145 total, tying him for fourth spot.
The Shootout con-cludes the fall com-petitive season for golf. San Diego’s Point Loma Nazarene University will host the next event, Feb. 5 to 7. UVic hosts the Royal Canadian Golf Association cham-pionship at Cordova Bay Golf Course May 28 to June 2.
Vikes men, women heading to soccer playoffs A pair of goals by Jaclyn Sawicki
gave the UVic Vikes women’s soc-cer team a surprise berth in the Canada West playoffs next week.
Sawicki scored the game-winning goal in the 80th minute against the Fraser Valley Cascades to give the Vikes a 2-1 win at UVic on Saturday. With the win, UVic stole possession of fourth place from the Calgary Dinos, the final playoff spot in the Canada West conference.
Goalie Steph Parker earned the win.
First place Trinity Western (Lan-gley) hosts the Canada West semi-finals on Saturday (Nov. 5) with the final going Sunday. UVic will play Trinity Western and UBC (sec-ond) will play Alberta (third) in the other semifinal.
Things are just as rosy in the men’s camp with the Vikes hav-
ing swept their way through the Prairies.
Rookie Craig Gorman scored the only goal in a 1-0 shutout over the Saskatchewan Huskies on Sat-urday. Gorman scored again on Sunday, as did Cam Hundal as the Vikes ended a perfect weekend with another shutout, 2-0 over the Alberta Golden Bears.
Daniel Kilpatrick was in net on Sunday and Elliot Mitrou on Sat-urday.
The wins clinch first place for UVic in Canada West, meaning the Vikes will host the Canada West playoffs Saturday (Nov. 5) and Sun-day at Centennial Stadium.
Trinity Western and UBC will play in the first semifinal, noon on Saturday. The Vikes draw Alberta in the second semifinal at 2:15 p.m.
The Canada West champion-
ship is scheduled for Sunday at 2:15 p.m.Vikes help win Pan Am rugby sevens gold
Four ex and current Vikes were part of the first gold medal-win-ning rugby sevens team at the Pan American Games on Sunday.
Current Vikes Sean Duke, Nathan Hirayama, Phil Mack and ex-Vike John Moonlight joined James Bay’s Sean White and Castaway-Wanderers Nanyak Dala and Cia-ran Hearn, among other players, on Team Canada.
Canada edged Argentina 26-24 in the gold medal match after a close 21-19 win over the U.S. in the quarterfinal.
Hirayama figured prominently kicking three conversions against Argentina and the U.S.
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Running Vancouver Island High School Cross Country Championships,
Oct. 26 at Beaver Lake Park
Boys team resultsPlace (Points) School Time1. (64) Dover Bay
2. (82) Oak Bay 1 Liam Kennell 21:15.292 Taylor Chan 22:17.283 Liam Farrar 23:07.044 Simon Psotka 23:27.305 Evan Carey 23:37.046 Graham Landells 23:38.047 Benjamin De Jong 24:48.06
4. (97) Mount Douglas 1 Thomas Getty 21:17.532 Tyler Norman 21:42.533 Joel Taylor 23:20.054 Ethan Getty 23:31.295 Nathan How 24:21.046 Mohand Khouider 24:46.327 Ryan Niezen 25:08.57
5. (104) Reynolds 1 Seamus Maguire 21:56.062 Erik Evans 22:41.313 Drew Peacock 22:51.054 Jon McKay 23:51.785 Thomas Thierbach 24:04.806 Thomas Kempster 26:53.797 Nic Miller 27:31.04
6 (152) Glenlyon Norfolk School1 Ben Weir 21:13.052 Mikey Declare 23:57.313 Laim Shillingtom 24:07.044 John Sharpe 24:30.805 Evan Letkeman 24:54.816 Matt Zava 28:19.06
7. (234) Highland SS 8. (260) Carihi
9. (276) Belmont 1 Jericho O’Connell 22:21.782 Ray Frang 26:42.793 Jordan Fenn 27:18.314 Brock Holland 27:22.315 Gerry Dandan 27:42.576 Kane Johnston 28:24.56
7 Eric Spaven 28:54.05
10. (287) Shawnigan
11. (302) St. Michaels University1 Liam Knightley 24:03.042 Cole Turner 25:48.063 Samuel Jackson 27:33.814 Danny Park 27:38.065 Gabe Lunn 27:55.556 Justin Chiu 28:15.057 Min Hyuk Park 28:27.30
12. (313) Campbell River Christian 13. (324) Brentwood 14. (326) Nanaimo District
15. (388) Lambrick Park 1 Julian Fell 26:44.312 Michael McCue 27:00.283 Camilo Valbuena 29:32.294 Kevin Kuo 29:34.795 Curtis Darnell 32:25.31
Girls team resultsPlace (Points) School Time1. (48) Nanaimo District
2. (49) Oak Bay 1 Maddie Secco 16:44.042 Madelyn Brunt 16:45.553 Elise Butler 16:52.294 Morgan Roskelley 16:57.055 Heather Van Tassell 17:44.306 Emily Mills 17:58.797 Gillian Briggs 18:26.78
When track and field star Katelyn Hayward of Mount Douglas second-ary put her own ambi-tions aside to finish the four-kilometre Island cross country champion-ship at Beaver Lake Park with a twisted ankle last Wednesday, it meant the end of her cross country season, but a provincial berth for her team.
Nanaimo District sec-ondary won the Island girls team trophy at Bea-ver Lake and will head to provincials in Kelowna on Saturday (Nov. 5).
The top four boys and girls teams each qualify seven runners to the B.C.’s, with Mt. Doug and Oak Bay the only Island schools sending both.
Dover Bay (first), Oak Bay (second), Claremont (third) and Mt. Doug (fourth) will represent the boys. Nanaimo (first), Oak Bay (second), Mt.
Doug (third) and Spec-trum (fourth) will repre-sent the girls.
Hayward and Mt. Doug teammate Caleigh Bachop were favoured to compete for the top spot. Bachop finished fourth, Hayward seventh.
The effort marks the latest achievement in Mt. Doug’s attempt to restore the glory it enjoyed as a cross country power-house under legendary coach Stan Gill in the 60s, 70s and 80s.
“If (Hayward) stops, our girls team doesn’t go to the B.C. championships,” said teacher sponsor and coach Bernie Kidd. “It was extremely coura-geous of her. She ran for the team.”
Hayward, a Grade 12 student, is Canada’s top steeplechaser for her age and the standing B.C. high school champion in the 3,000-metre, as well as the record holder in the 1,500m. She’s currently being courted by uni-
versities and had every reason to pull out of the race. Because of the injury Hayward won’t be attending provincials.
“It’s Mt. Doug’s best Island result in two decades,” he added.
Kidd credited coaches Steve Murenbeeld and Al Niezen for preparing Mt. Doug’s best cross country team since Gill stepped down in the 1990s.
“We’re all excited about the prospects at provin-cials and looking forward to getting another crop of strong runners from Arbutus middle school next year,” Kidd said.
Duo tops on IslandPowerful Claremont
duo Lehm Maguire and Connor Foreman finished the 6.7-km boys race one second apart in first and second, respectively, leading the Claremont boys to provincials.
Claremont took fourth overall, displacing the Reynolds boys team which ended up in fifth despite managing three top-20 finishes: Seamus Maguire (11), Erik Evans (18) and Drew Peacock (19).
“If (Hayward) stops, our girls team doesn’t go to B.C.’s.”
– Bernie Kidd
7. (168) St. Michaels University1 Stephanie Wong-Harrison 18:59.292 Sarah Taylor 19:07.053 Alexis Thind 19:11.054 Jackie McKay 19:15.565 Valentina Rodriquez 19:27.786 Chrissy Robillard 19:58.317 Christina Chewyl 19:58.78
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THE British Columbia Forest Safety Council (the Council) was created in September 2004 as a not-for-profi t society dedicated to promoting forest safety in the sector. The initial focus and tasks of the Council were set out in the report of the Forest Safety Task Force, which created a comprehen-sive strategy to dramatically improve the safety record of the BC Forest Sector. The Council is currently seeking candidates for the following job postings in our Nanaimo offi ce: Director, Business Ser-vices Reporting to the Chief Executive Offi cer, you will lead the Council’s strategy develop-ment, business and reporting processes. Working with in-dustry, Council staff and other external agencies you will be responsible for Council busi-ness management and leader-ship for business planning, re-porting, communications and information technology. You have experience with manag-ing and developing project business plans, working with diverse stakeholder groups, and possess excellent analyti-cal and problem solving skills. In addition to being an out-standing problem solver and excellent communicator, you have the ability to evaluate and drive change across the business to translate business requirements into actionable plans and strategies. In addi-tion to relevant education, you have at least 5 years working experience, preferably in fo-restry. Manager Falling Pro-grams Reporting to the Direc-tor, Training and Program Development, you will manage and provide oversight for all the Council’s falling programs, including development and im-plementation of programs, policies, training and quality assurance for QSTs ((Quali-fi ed Supervisor Trainer),)and trainers, oversight for the faller certifi cation program, falling supervisor certifi cation, dan-gerous tree blasting program, chainsaw training and new fall-er training program. You are the spokesperson for the Council on faller training and faller-related issues. You ad-vise on the technical and regu-latory quality of Council train-ing standards and represent the Council ,with industry, as-sociations, regulatory bodies, and at meetings and other ve-nues. The successful applicant should have a minimum of 10 year’s related forest industry experience, with 5 years in a supervising or managing role. Preference given to those with experience in managing or su-pervising fallers. The applicant should also have a good work-ing knowledge or understand-ing with the BC Falling Train-ing Standard, Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHSR) relating to forestry and falling activities. For more complete posting information, please visit www.bcforest-safe.org or send your resume to the attention of: [email protected]
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NEW COMMERCIAL Bee-keeping Certifi cate Program. Paid 26 week work practicum. 16 weeks theory. Queen Bee rearing. Affordable residences. Starts January 9, 2012. GPRC Fairview College Campus-Al-berta. 1-888-999-7882;www.gprc.ab.ca/beekeeping.
WORK FROM Home. Find out why over 1,285 CanScribe Ca-reer College Medical Tran-scription graduates, aged 18-72, can’t be wrong. Free in-formation. [email protected]
HELP WANTED
Alberta earthmoving company requires a Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. You will work in a modern shop and also have mechanics truck for fi eld work. The job is at Edson, Alberta. We require that you have experience on Cat crawl-ers and or Deere excavators. Call Lloyd at (780)723-5051.
BURGER KING VICTORIA is currently hiring Full-Time Food Counter Attendants for our Colwood & New Downtown lo-cation on Douglas & Johnson Street. All shifts. Wages $11.35 p/hr. Apply in person at 1681 Island Hwy or email: [email protected]
CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE Lifeguard/Instructor. Come join the adventure in the Diamond Capital of North America! The City of Yellowknife is currently seeking an enthusiastic and qualifi ed individual to assume the position of Lifeguard/In-structor at the Ruth Inch Me-morial Pool in Yellowknife. The City offers an attractive salary of $54,270-$63,652 plus hous-ing allowance, comprehensive benefi ts package and reloca-tion assistance. For more in-formation on this position and the qualifi cations required, please refer to the City of Yel-lowknife’s web page at: www.yellowknife.ca or contact Human Resources at (867) 920-5603. Submit re-sumes in confi dence no later than November 11, 2011, quoting competition #602-138U to: Human Resources Division, City of Yellowknife, P.O. Box 580, YK, NT, X1A 2N4; Fax: 867-669-3471 or Email: [email protected]
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HELP WANTED
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY requires Dispatch Manager - Central Interior. Must ensure smooth, effi cient scheduling of material delivery & perform op-erational tasks for truck fl eet. Candidates will be organized, proactive and work well under stress. Experience in trucking an asset. Forward resumes to [email protected].
Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd Has vacancies in the following job: Heavy Duty Mechanic. Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax re-sume to 250-287-9259
NATIONAL POST/Vancouver Sun, early am home delivery, small car req’d. 250-474-6495
We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfi eld con-struction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have construct-ed oilfi eld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.
HOME CARE/SUPPORT
F/T LIVE-IN Caregiver 1 child 2yrs 9months, Victoria $9.50/hr, 40hrs/wk. Own room in private home, $325/month room/board deducted. Grade 12, min. exp. 1yr F/T within last 3yrs or 6 mths training in child care. Speak/Read/Write English. Swahili & Kikuyu an asset. Crim. record check, First Aid required. Call Jane 250-588-9270
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We seek Shoppers for well paying survey jobs. You can earn money while shopping. It’s a stress free part time job which won’t disturb your present work; also if unem-ployed you can work it as a full time job. Interested applicants should refer all resumes/appli-cations to our email: [email protected]
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PROFESSIONAL/MANAGEMENT
VICTORIA- RESIDENT Man-ager couple for 70+ unit build-ing. Minor maintenance/up-keep & rental. Competitive wage, Benefi ts. Flexible start date. Locally based business. Fax 250-920-5437.
TRADES, TECHNICAL
BANNISTER GM Requires Journeyman Automotive and Collision Technicians. Situated at the foothills of the Rockies, 1.5 hours to Edmonton or Jas-per, Edson offers outdoor en-thusiasts a great living oppor-tunity. Signing bonuses, moving allowances and top pay for the right candidate. Contact [email protected]
SERVICE MANAGER - Hanna Chrysler Ltd. (Hanna, Alberta). Opportunity in a perfect family environment. Strong team, competitive wages, benefi ts, growth potential. Fax resume: 403-854-2845. Email: [email protected]
WELDERS WANTED. Jour-neyman 2nd and 3rd year ap-prentices with tank manufac-turing experience. Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. Lo-cated in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20km West of Lloydminster is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure paycheque. Journey wages $33. - $37.50/hour. Wages for ap-prentices based on hours and qualifi cations. Benefi ts, train-ing programs, full insurance package 100% paid by com-pany, savings plan for retire-ment, profi t sharing bonus. Join a winning team. Send re-sume to: [email protected] or fax 780-846-2241. Phone interview will be set up after receiving resume.
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EDUCATION/TUTORING
IN-HOME TUTORING All Grades, All Subjects.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
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PETS
PETS
TOY FOX Terrier, 28 mos. Reg’d male, all shots + ac-cess’s, $750, 1-250-932-8426
SMALL TRUNK, lock and key, $50. fi rm. 250-595-6734.
WIFA PROF. fi gure skates, sizes 5.5/3.5 (girls), $35. Snow shovel $20. Call 250-544-4322
FUEL/FIREWOOD
ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords, fast delivery. Help restore your for-est, Burndrywood.com or 1-877-902-WOOD.
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SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & Save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
BUILDING SALE... Final clearance. “Rock Bottom Pric-es” 25 x 40 x 12 $7350. 30 x 60 x 15 $12,700. 35 x 70 x 16 $15,990. 40 x 80 x 16 $20,990. 47 x 100 x 18 $25,800. 60 x 140 x 20 $50,600. End walls included, doors optional. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422.
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DO-IT-YOURSELF Steel Buildings, priced to clear, make an Offer! Ask about Free Delivery, most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Bro-chure,1-800-668-5111 ext 170
FURNITURE & MATTRESS Sale! Up to 50% OFF & No HST on Tools & Hdwe. BUY & SAVE 9818 4th St., Sidney. buyandsave.ca Visa, M/C
ESQUIMALT (NEAR Naden), 1 & 2 bdrm suites, avail immed, on bus route, near shopping, clean & quiet. Start-ing at $700. 250-385-2004.
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MALAHAT 1 & 2 Bdrms- Panoramic views. Serene &secure. All amenities on-site,fi rewood. $700-$1200 inclu-sive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets okwith refs. 25 min commute todowntown Victoria. Must havereferences. 250-478-9231.
SOOKE BASIN waterfront. 2bdrm condo, recently renovat-ed. In quiet neighbourhood.$900. N/S, pets ok. Call 250-516-1408.
VICTORIA, GORDREAU APTS.
Suites available. Please call 250-383-5353
COTTAGES
SAANICHTON SMALL 1 bdrm cottage. Referencesreq’d. $750 inclusive. No pets.Avail immed. 250-652-3345.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
SAXE POINT- 1 bdrm & denin 3-plex, W/D. N/S pet ok,near park & bus. $850. Equi-tex, (250)386-6071.
APARTMENTS FURNISHED
MacKENZIE/ QUADRA. Stu-dio/ 1 bdrm condo, resortstyle. Includes indoor pool, hottub, gym, billiards/games. Newcarpet/ furniture. 1/2 blockbus/ Airporter/ mall. On route -UVic/ Uptown Centre/ DND.$925. (250)380-2737.NORTH VANCOUVER. NEWLYrenovated/Fully Furnished 1bd/1balocated on Lonsdale Avenue, LowerLonsdale, close to schools and me-tro stations, short/long term stay.Utilities includes Electric, Gas,Heat, Water, On-site laundry, Park-ing. $575/mo utilities inclusive. [email protected] for pics andarrangement.
SIDNEY: FURNISHED Deluxesuite, newer. Walk to ocean &town. All incl. 250-656-8080.
HOMES FOR RENT
WHY RENT when you canown? 0% down; $1600/mo.Call 250-360-1929 BinabStrasser - Re/Max Alliance.
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALES
THE SACRED Health Church Bazaar is on Saturday, No-vember 5th, 2011 from 9am-2pm. FREE ADMISSION and parking. 4040 Nelthorpe St. All proceeds to charity. Raffl e, home baking, books, tea room, ethnic foods, jewelry, at-tic treasures, Lucky 7, silent auction, crafts, hamburger and hotdog stand.
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HOMES FOR RENT
SIDNEY- 3 Bdrm Rancher. Complete Reno. 1 bath, 1056sq ft fl at cul-de-sac lot. NS/NP. $1,600. Lease. Firm Management, 250-544-2300.
ROOMS FOR RENT
FAIRFIELD- FULLY furn rm in lrg 1/2 duplex, close to bus, shopping, ocean, village, quiet person. Refs. $525 mo Avail Nov 1. (250)388-7600.
SENIOR LADY in Vic West, furn’d room, $455 incls utils, cable, local phone, small appli-ances, parking, park nearby. No cooking. 250-380-1575.
SIDNEY- LRG 1 bdrm bsmt suite, living & bonus rm, own laundry, shared utils. N/S pets? $800. (250)656-4584, 250-886-9411.
TRIANGLE MTN., lge furn’d 1 bdrm, laundry, brand new S/S appl’s, all inclusive, N/S, N/P, $950, (Immed). 250-474-6469
TOWNHOUSES
SIDNEY, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 2 story townhome, F/S, D/W, close to beach & town, N/S, small pet neg, avail Nov. 1, $1300. Call 250-208-4894.
TRANSPORTATION
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250-477-4601
CARPENTRY
ABSOLUTELY THE BEST! New, reno’s, historical, decks, driveways, etc. WCB/Member of BBB. John, 250-658-2656.
KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.
NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $35/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.
WATTS ON ELECTRIC, Resi-dential, Commercial, Renova-tions. #100213. 250-418-1611.
VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE
BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini ex-cavator & bob cat services. Call 250-478-8858.
RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keep your basement dry with Rain-Tek! Camera inspection & roto-rooting of your perimeter drain tiles for $129.www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.
FENCING
AAA. NO job too small. Fenc-es, decks, installation & repair. Glowing References. Insured. Affordable. 15+yrs. experience Call Les at (250)880-2002.
ALL TYPES of fencing, re-pairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
MALTA FENCING & DECKS. BBB member. Best rates. Please call (250)388-0278.
FURNITURE REFINISHING
FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & deliv-ery. References available. 250-475-1462.
U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-382-8602.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
GARDENING
250-208-8535 WOODCHUCK: specialize; tree pruning, hedg-es, tree & stump removal, fall clean-up, hauling, power washing. 23yrs exp. WCB.
CITY HAUL- a lot of junk won’t fi t in your trunk, you’re in luck I own a truck. 250-891-2489.
CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.
FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.
✭BUBBA’’S HAULING✭ Honest & on time. Demolition, construction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, topsoil, mulch), garden waste removal, mini excavator, bob cat service.(250)478-8858.PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HAULING AND SALVAGE
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
ABSOLUTELY THE BEST! New, reno’s, historical, decks, driveways, etc. WCB/Member of BBB. John, 250-658-2656.
IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and reno-vations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifi [email protected]
MALTA DRAIN Tiles. Replace and Repair. BBB member, best rates. (250)388-0278.
MALTA HOUSE Renos & Re-pairs. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.
INSULATION
MALTA BLOWN insulation & batting. Removal. Best rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.
WE’RE ON THE WEB
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
IRRIGATION Winterization Special! $59.95 Oak Bay Irri-gation & Landscape Lighting. (778)440-1883.
OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.
PLUMBING
FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.
FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICES- Repair, mainte-nance & install. 250-360-7663.
PRICED BY the job. No sur-prises. Guaranteed. 25 yrs, 2nd generation Master Plum-ber. 778-922-0334 Visa/MC.
RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keep your basement dry with Rain-Tek! Camera inspection & roto-rooting of your perimeter drain tiles for $129.www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.
PLASTERING
PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-642-5178.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
PRESSURE WASHING
DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.250-744-8588, Norm.
3. What stories, articles, photos and features are most important to you in your local newspaper?
Very important Somewhat Not important to me important to me
Breaking news stories that affect my community ❍ ❍ ❍Stories on local government and the school district ❍ ❍ ❍Photos of local people ❍ ❍ ❍Advertising, ‘what’s on sale’ or local deals ❍ ❍ ❍Stories about local people ❍ ❍ ❍Stories about local businesses ❍ ❍ ❍Stories about local sports and athletes ❍ ❍ ❍Stories on local events ❍ ❍ ❍Recipes, tips and helpful info ❍ ❍ ❍Buying or selling with classi ed ads ❍ ❍ ❍Job opportunities ❍ ❍ ❍
4. Do you use the yers/inserts delivered with The Victoria News?
Frequently Sometimes NeverAppliances ❍ ❍ ❍Clothing and accessories ❍ ❍ ❍Groceries ❍ ❍ ❍ Health/personal care ❍ ❍ ❍ Furnishings or beds ❍ ❍ ❍ Home Improvement or yard products ❍ ❍ ❍ TV, computer, phones ❍ ❍ ❍ Sporting goods ❍ ❍ ❍ Fast Food ❍ ❍ ❍
5. Are you or someone in your household planning to purchase a new or used vehicle in the near future? If so, what type and when?
Next 3 months Next 6 months Next year NoCar ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍Minivan ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍Pickup Truck ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍Compact SUV ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍Full size SUV ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍Camper or Trailer ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
6. Which mini-luxuries are you most likely to spend on in your household? Frequently Sometimes NeverDining out ❍ ❍ ❍Car detailing ❍ ❍ ❍Manicure, pedicure, hair styling ❍ ❍ ❍ Clothing, shoes & accessories ❍ ❍ ❍ Pre-made or ordered-in meals ❍ ❍ ❍ Movies and entertainment ❍ ❍ ❍ Plants, owers, candles, etc ❍ ❍ ❍ Festivals or live theatre ❍ ❍ ❍ Golf ❍ ❍ ❍Tickets to professional sports ❍ ❍ ❍ Trips to a casino ❍ ❍ ❍ Chocolates, baking or confections ❍ ❍ ❍ Pet grooming ❍ ❍ ❍
7. Are you planning to purchase any of the following in the near future? Yes within Yes within no plans 3 months 6 months to buyAppliances ❍ ❍ ❍Furniture ❍ ❍ ❍Home improvement products ❍ ❍ ❍Home improvement contractor or service ❍ ❍ ❍Outdoor furniture or features ❍ ❍ ❍TV, computer or tablet ❍ ❍ ❍Cell phone ❍ ❍ ❍Mini-holiday 3 days or less ❍ ❍ ❍Major travel ❍ ❍ ❍
8. Does anyone in your household plan to purchase real estate in the next 12 months? yes noFirst home ❍ ❍ New build home ❍ ❍Custom build home ❍ ❍Detached house ❍ ❍Duplex ❍ ❍Condo ❍ ❍Resort property ❍ ❍
9. Do you....? Frequently Sometimes Never
Shop locally for most goods and services ❍ ❍ ❍Feel local service and relationships are ❍ ❍ ❍ important to earn your business Research online prior to store purchase ❍ ❍ ❍Buy online ❍ ❍ ❍Visit www.vicnews.com for local news & information ❍ ❍ ❍Engage regularly with social media ❍ ❍ ❍ (Facebook, Twitter etc) Use or like coupons ❍ ❍ ❍Buy mostly brand name items ❍ ❍ ❍Buy mostly bargain items ❍ ❍ ❍Shop in Saanich for some goods and services ❍ ❍ ❍Shop in Langford for some goods and services ❍ ❍ ❍Shop in Vancouver for some goods and services ❍ ❍ ❍
10. Do you...? Frequently Sometimes Never
Listen to the radio ❍ ❍ ❍Listen to a local radio station ❍ ❍ ❍Listen to CBC radio ❍ ❍ ❍ Listen to satellite or mp3 ❍ ❍ ❍
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